In 18th-century England, people gathered in coffeehouses to drink coffee and tea, learn the news of the day and meet with their peers to discuss the rapidly evolving future. For Gen Zers, well-curated TikTok comment sections and moderated Reddit or Discord forums are the modern outlets for forward-thinking discussion. Today, …
Read More »Nikki Lane Goes for a Topless Swim in New 'First High' Video
Nikki Lane embraces her rock & roll side on “First High,” the lead release from the singer-songwriter’s first album in five years. Denim & Diamonds, the follow-up to Lane’s 2017 album Highway Queen, will arrive Sept. 23 via New West. Produced by Queens of the Stone Age leader Josh Homme, …
Read More »'The Wire': (Too) Often Imitated, Never Duplicated — Because It's Impossible
Imitation is the sincerest form of television. The shows being imitated, though, tend to be enormous, world-shaking hits, from I Love Lucy to Friends to Lost. Yet one of the most copied shows of this century has been a series that no one paid attention to when it debuted, that …
Read More »Watch Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Perform Zeppelin's 'Rock and Roll' at 2022 Tour Launch
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss kicked off their 2022 Raise the Roof tour Wednesday night at the Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua, New York. It was their first extended set together since the conclusion of the Raising Sand tour in 2009, and they made up for lost time …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best 4K Laptops for Gaming, Streaming and Video editing
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Many of us use our laptops for everything these days, from work to streaming, and even gaming. If you’re using your laptop for multiple hours each day though, …
Read More »King Princess: An Untamed Pop Queen Arrives
K ing Princess has a new song she can’t wait to talk about. It’s a breakup song that starts out soft and dreamy before erupting into a scorched-earth mid-Nineties rager with the biggest chorus she’s ever belted. But the description that really nails “Change the Locks” — the one that …
Read More »A Sandy Hook Mom on How to Fight for Victims of Gun Violence — Without Traumatizing Their Families
The news that 19 children had been murdered at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, sent Nelba Márquez-Greene into a deep shock. Then came the requests that shattered her: Would you release the photographs of your daughter’s autopsy? Márquez-Greene’s six-year-old daughter Ana was one of 20 children murdered at Sandy …
Read More »RS Recommends: The Best Mesh Drumheads for Practicing
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Whether you’ve just invested in a new set or you’re looking to convert your current acoustic kit into one with the option of electronics, mesh drumheads may be …
Read More »'Hotbed of Unreliability': Texas Police Union Blasts Response to School Shooting
The largest police officers’ union in Texas is calling for a “strong, independent investigation” into the chain of events that prompted Uvalde authorities to wait over an hour before confronting the gunman responsible for the second-deadliest school shooting in American history. In a statement posted to the organization’s website, the …
Read More »4 Killed in Mass Shooting at Tulsa Hospital Campus
Four people are dead after authorities responded to a mass shooting incident at a Tulsa hospital campus Wednesday evening, according to police, marking the latest in a string of deadly gun-related incidents that left communities across America shaken with grief in recent weeks. In a press conference, Tulsa Police Deputy …
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